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 The First Patient
In his most high-concept thriller yet: 12-time New York Times bestselling author Michael Palmer delivers a novel at the crossroads of presidential politics and cutting-edge medicine.
Gabe Singleton and Andrew Stoddard were roommates at the Naval Academy in Annapolis years ago. Nowadays, Gabe is a country doctor and his friend Andrew has gone from war hero to governor to President of the United States. One quiet, rural day, helicopters land on Gabe’s front lawn and out from one of them strides his old friend. The president’s physician has suddenly and mysteriously disappeared, and he needs Gabe to take the man’s place. Gabe reluctantly agrees, but not until he is ensconced in the White House does he realize that strong evidence has been kept from him that the president is going insane. Facing a crisis of conscience surrounding presidential illness and the Twenty-fifth Amendment, Gabe discovers that his friend’s condition may not be of natural causes. Who? Why? And How? The president’s life is at stake. The safety of the world is in jeopardy. Gabe must find the answers, and the clock is ticking.
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ANNOUNCING the WINNERS of Michael Palmer's THE FIRST PATIENT Contest!
We received almost a 1,000 entries in the contest, which included nearly 300 members of book clubs hoping for an in-person visit from Michael! From those contest submissions, we randomly chose one Michael Palmer Book Club Appearance winner and one autographed Michael Palmer Library winner. Thanks to everyone who entered the contest. And congratulations to the winners!
Michael Palmer Book Club Appearance Winner: LESLIE, Gilbert, AZ
Autographed Michael Palmer Library Winner: BARBARA, Laurel Springs, NJ
"The First Patient is an exciting thriller that is full of surprises and captures the intense atmosphere of the White House, how the medical system works, and how the 25th Amendment could be brought into play. I thoroughly enjoyed it."
—President Bill Clinton
"Dr. Palmer has written an incredibly realistic, frightening thriller that is every White House doctor's nightmare. "
—Dr. E. Connie Mariano
White House Physician 1992 - 2001
Here's what these New York Times best selling authors have to say about Michael's prvious novel, THE FIFTH VIAL
"An ingenious medical thriller, suspenseful and cleverly plotted."--Kathy Reichs, author of Cross Bones
"A nail-biting thriller you don't want to miss."
--Catherine Coulter, author of Point Blank
"A complex plot, fascinating characters, and plenty of action. The Fifth Vial is a roller coaster ride that winds its way through Boston, Africa, India, and Brazil on its way to a terrific surprise ending."
--Phillip Margolin, author of Proof Positive
"From knowledge comes power, and from power, temptation. Michael Palmer's The Fifth Vial is a tale set at the very edge of our medical knowledge, and of a thrilling heroine who confronts a theft that haunts me still."
--Tess Gerritsen, author of Vanish
"A compelling and thought-provoking tale that will have you looking over your shoulder. It's both realistic and terrifying and it will keep you up all night!"
--Iris Johansen, author of On the Run
"There's a compelling truth at the center of this high-octane thriller. The twists keep you reading and the questions Palmer poses keep you thinking all night long."
--Tami Hoag, author of Prior Bad Acts
"Not only is this one heck of a medical thriller, it's...a premise that scared the daylights out of me. Could this happen? Palmer makes you think so."
--Sandra Brown, author of Ricochet
"Michael Palmer, perhaps the best of our medical thriller writers, has
penned an action-packed tale that will have you checking all your body
parts for days afterwards."
--Terry Brooks, author of Armageddon's Children
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